Our topic was stream and river habitats and the effects
of nonpoint source pollution on the denizens of those habitats.
Teachers Pam Hessee, LaVada Mann, Kevin Smith, and Jim Dill worked
with us to design this interdisciplinary project. Mark
Giles was the artist in residence for this ArtStream. Mark is
a nationally known graphic artist who specializes in conservation
education.

Students from art, science and computer classes at all grade levels
participated in a three hour workshop to make sculptures
of macroinvertebrates and other residents of stream habitats.

7th and 8th grade students recorded audio sound effects and narration
for the movie.

Students learned about topics such as:

The life cycle of macroinvertebrates, and
their place in the food chain.

The effects of sedimentation and other forms of
nonpoint source pollution on aquatic life.

How macroinvertebrates can be used to judge the
health of a stream.

5th grade students designed cartoons about macroinvertebrates as
storyboards for the project.

8th grade students in video production produced a movie about the
sculpture workshop.

The
development of content for ArtStream has been funded through the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources. U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region VII, through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources,
has provided partial funding for this project under Section 319
of the Clean Water Act.

This is the Web site of the Bryant Watershed
Education Project, based in West Plains, Missouri. Our site is a toolkit
for exploring the Bryant Creek, North Fork, Eleven Point and Upper
Spring watersheds in the southern Missouri Ozarks.Learn more.